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the taliban is offering to release an american soldier, if the united states releases five taliban leaders from guantanamo bay. the taliban calling it a good will gesture in the possible peace talks with the united states. the military report shows the sergeant vanished and he's 20 from ida ho and the only american prisoner in all of the afghan war. they believe he is in pakistan. his partners say he had a letter is not to them through the red cross. he believes that bierdal is in good condition. jennifer? >> shep, the state department is not ruling out a prisoner swap. it could take placine though the taliban is a terrorist organization. >> certainly, the issue of the sergeant on the fact that he's gone too long will be a part of the discussion. we anticipate that the taliban will bring up as they stated publicly their own issues with detainees. among those that the taliban wants released is the deputy defense more thans and deputy minister of intelligence and top taliban commander sharif and chief of security. there are 25 afghan prisoners among the 166 prisoners still in gitmo, the stat
the taliban is offering to release an american soldier, if the united states releases five taliban leaders from guantanamo bay. the taliban calling it a good will gesture in the possible peace talks with the united states. the military report shows the sergeant vanished and he's 20 from ida ho and the only american prisoner in all of the afghan war. they believe he is in pakistan. his partners say he had a letter is not to them through the red cross. he believes that bierdal is in good...
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under the taliban and i could tell a story probably of a woman who did something terrific and heroic in her village. you could probably find a story which would give you the totally wrong impression of the taliban, the tale of the elephant problem. is the anecdote a tale of the elephant or is it the elephant? the statistics are the elephant. the anecdote is detailed but it's far more powerful, i think, and they could not agree with you more. >> we have time for one more very quick question and, reminder, this has all been on the record. >> now you tell me. [laughter] whoa. whoa. >> rebecca chamberlain, and a former intern of your stomach great state of michigan. the question is on china. can you comment on their role in afghanistan and our relationship with the? i'm thinking of all of the industry and could they be development partner to operate with? >> great question and you have 90 seconds. >> i have read very different examples and they are much more aggressive and unwilling to be partners and i think the security situation is not one that they're particularly satisfied with in t
under the taliban and i could tell a story probably of a woman who did something terrific and heroic in her village. you could probably find a story which would give you the totally wrong impression of the taliban, the tale of the elephant problem. is the anecdote a tale of the elephant or is it the elephant? the statistics are the elephant. the anecdote is detailed but it's far more powerful, i think, and they could not agree with you more. >> we have time for one more very quick...
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didn't win the primary considered be able to tell an ordinary person from a taliban leader or whatever they should know who they're killing what did we do to deserve this. my ex. drone arctic it's a question echoed by nat bartlett our last part of his hearing a short term memory and nearly had. a longer than what i thought our drone shockwave was still in the hands studied through an outside far from the place where we were sleeping after several minutes there was another strike and it killed many more people attorneys out of bar has to both the u.s. and pakistan on behalf of the civilian victims he says they're the voiceless people of us dearest on isolated by geography and politics simply call it a concentration camp that you build a wall of military and militants and behind that wall you're keeping more than eight hundred thousand people who are not allowed to come out and no one from the rest of the country is allowed to go in and that's a kind of tree which u.s. is using to use in its drone program in many ways the epicenter of the cia's highly classified drone program is a black
didn't win the primary considered be able to tell an ordinary person from a taliban leader or whatever they should know who they're killing what did we do to deserve this. my ex. drone arctic it's a question echoed by nat bartlett our last part of his hearing a short term memory and nearly had. a longer than what i thought our drone shockwave was still in the hands studied through an outside far from the place where we were sleeping after several minutes there was another strike and it killed...
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if we king get across the border we will hookup but they had divisions of grander.ntierf we will be taliban general's dn then they stumble around looking but who finds themthe but al qaeda? through the network of secret operations the book shows how they stumble into the clutches of al qaeda in their trade for the suicide de mission by a bond with osamare t bin lot been top deputies. their trade in back to bet --a activated taught to make the extremely devastating bomb the you return to the united states and build it and it is a 48 hour race inside the york city to prevent the bomb. >> host: was the n.y.p.d. intel aware prior to afghanistan? >>.o, he i no.en thece intelligence divisionike had the huge programs to infiltrate the mosque in g infiltratedr the co-conspirators to do groups all the restaurants in the neighborhood even to the live ymca down where he had lived beme they were all intended toa catch somebody like this the before they became aryt terrorist you and they failed every turn that meanwhile this machine is peopl generating huge amounts of information. two people were talkin
if we king get across the border we will hookup but they had divisions of grander.ntierf we will be taliban general's dn then they stumble around looking but who finds themthe but al qaeda? through the network of secret operations the book shows how they stumble into the clutches of al qaeda in their trade for the suicide de mission by a bond with osamare t bin lot been top deputies. their trade in back to bet --a activated taught to make the extremely devastating bomb the you return to the...
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it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave them alone, as long as they're not plotting an attack on us, what is the point? >> michelle flournoy just laid out calmly four or five great ways to reduce the pentagon budget, including getting out of afghanistan, taking the civilian population in the d.o.d. down because we're leaving afghanistan. i thought it was pretty good, ann. somebody ought to listen to her. >> yes, i agree. i'm glad you brought up with her the base closings. this is why you seed something like a closure. the american people are of two find minds. they think government should be small
it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave...
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control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military perspective has significantly improved. this isough and critical and i will stop here, we turned over the entire basically to the afghans. been a huges success story. we -- our commanders have been surprised by how well the afghan security forces have done. now this is not perfect. there are places where the security is not quite as good with the afghan forces there on their own. are now basically on their own. quick. it doesn't seem quick. a ten year war seems like forever but in terms of the transfer of responsibilit
control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military...
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seven taliban fighters were killed in an early-morning raid on the airport. and 18 people died in a suicide attack on the intelligence department in zabul province as well. as bullfighters in syria have defeated rebel forces in qusayr. there's also been more heavy shelling in the city of homs on monday, which is a major opposition stronghold. they've captured a military airport in aleppo housing a stockpile of weapons and ammunition. more now on the u.s. surveillance scandal. we go live to hongkong to speak to speak with a specialist in u.s. international law. what happens when edward snowden's visa expires at? when can the u.s. started extradition process? >> if he's on a regular 90 day visa, that means one of his time is up, he would have to depart from hong kong on his own steam anyway. which could mean taking a short trip to summer clothes by and having the visas renewed. nearby.p to somewhere that he mightow be guilty of one or more offenses recognized under the extradition treaty between hong kong and the u.s.a., that could go forward. doese extradition
seven taliban fighters were killed in an early-morning raid on the airport. and 18 people died in a suicide attack on the intelligence department in zabul province as well. as bullfighters in syria have defeated rebel forces in qusayr. there's also been more heavy shelling in the city of homs on monday, which is a major opposition stronghold. they've captured a military airport in aleppo housing a stockpile of weapons and ammunition. more now on the u.s. surveillance scandal. we go live to...
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and now the taliban is going no negotiate. and by the way, they want to run at least in part this country. and i think there's a lot of reason to suggest that they actually will run the country in part. again, some huge bets about whether they can pull off respect for a central government. will the taliban respect the constitution of afghanistan you talk about, you know, a long way to go. i think this respects that. >> and what will happen to minority rights and women's rights. right. >> david, "meet the press" on sunday. >> >> we want to do our own congressional summit on immigration, the economy, spying. we've got terrific four some to talk about this, as well as to really examine the president's standing right now politically with some of these issues. and we'll do that with our round table. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching. >> okay. >> and senate approval of a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration system could get a boost to spend billions on border patrol. but while it is raising hopes for republican support
and now the taliban is going no negotiate. and by the way, they want to run at least in part this country. and i think there's a lot of reason to suggest that they actually will run the country in part. again, some huge bets about whether they can pull off respect for a central government. will the taliban respect the constitution of afghanistan you talk about, you know, a long way to go. i think this respects that. >> and what will happen to minority rights and women's rights. right....
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even the taliban, after all, does not have global terrorist ambitions, but, instead, has always focused on its desire to control afghanistan. americans often forget that though we went to war in afghanistan, no afghan was involved in 9/11. nor in any other major terrorist plot against americans and europeans. turning local thugs into global terrorists could well prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. third, al qaeda was not crippled by magic, but through the hard work of counterterrorism by many governments across many regions. now, as we fight terrorism, let's think hard about collateral damage when we target a bad guy with a drone. fourth, the boston bombings have reminded us that the war on terror is one that has to be fought at home, as well. but how to find the next group of misfits who have no background with terrorists, who might get radicalized over the internet and who go from talking radicalism one day to plotting terror the next. we cannot identify every one of these perspective terrorists, no matter how well we do. but people in law enforcement agencies across the united st
even the taliban, after all, does not have global terrorist ambitions, but, instead, has always focused on its desire to control afghanistan. americans often forget that though we went to war in afghanistan, no afghan was involved in 9/11. nor in any other major terrorist plot against americans and europeans. turning local thugs into global terrorists could well prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. third, al qaeda was not crippled by magic, but through the hard work of counterterrorism by...
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forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in fron
forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>>...
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forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in fron
forces in the country to deter the taliban. but anti u.s. sentiment is high among all the afghans, so only a limited presence would be accepted by the public. >> friday's summit meeting is a critical moment of the the two leaders need to negotiate a deal that meets public demands in both countries for withdrawal. while also preventing afghanistan from becoming a lawless haven for terrorism. nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>>...
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, not between the united states and the taliban. >> earlier during the month, a suspected taliban suicide bomber detonated a bomb close to minibuses, taking supreme court's staff home in the afghan capital kabul, killing at least the team people and wounding almost 14. it was the second large-scale attack in kabul claimed by the hard-line islamist group in two days. in fact, before the, seven insurgents, including suicide bombers, laid siege at cobble's main airport before they were killed. nationals are extremely concerned about the deteriorating security situation. >> and afghan military analyst and former army general laid blame on pakistan for the recent attacks. >> the recent attacks reflect that violence continues to remain the biggest nightmare and afghanistan, attacks against a high-profile and heavily guarded target shows that the terrorists have not lost but have gained strength, and the danger is far from over. it's time now for a break, but stay tuned. after the break, pakistani insurgents trying to revive militancy in kashmir. and now, after the break, pakistan-backed militan
, not between the united states and the taliban. >> earlier during the month, a suspected taliban suicide bomber detonated a bomb close to minibuses, taking supreme court's staff home in the afghan capital kabul, killing at least the team people and wounding almost 14. it was the second large-scale attack in kabul claimed by the hard-line islamist group in two days. in fact, before the, seven insurgents, including suicide bombers, laid siege at cobble's main airport before they were...
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the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region. the 30's.es into as the storm elements come together, some light rain and be a brief makes. expect any significant impact. the concern is farther to the north and west were temperatures will be colder. forcold air is in place storm, but -- blizzard
the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable at the time? >> i did not take steps to stop the techniques. i was not in the chain of command. i had the responsibility for overseeing the management of the agency and its various functions. i was aware of the program. i
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the...
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does believe there has been considerable problem with the influence of the taliban on afghan cause political culture. >> in venezuela, military jets give the salute to president hugo chavez. he was supposed to be sworn in for a fourth term on thursday but remains in cuba, where he is recovering from cancer surgery. that did not stop thousands of supporters and regional leaders from taking part in a rally in the capital. >> i am chavez was the message on the streets. thousands of people gathered to show their support for the man they called their commander. thursday should have been inauguration day, but it turns into a show of force for the party. >> we love chavez. we know he is our leader. he has given to venezuela all his love. he has given our country the respect it has lost. >> people are hoping the president will recover. chavez is still in cuba after undergoing his fourth cancer surgery. there has been an ongoing debate about who is running the country. >> we came here to defend the constitution, that says he can be sworn in when he recovers. he is the only president, and the governme
does believe there has been considerable problem with the influence of the taliban on afghan cause political culture. >> in venezuela, military jets give the salute to president hugo chavez. he was supposed to be sworn in for a fourth term on thursday but remains in cuba, where he is recovering from cancer surgery. that did not stop thousands of supporters and regional leaders from taking part in a rally in the capital. >> i am chavez was the message on the streets. thousands of...
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they said, we would like you to win, but our second guest is that the taliban wins. but we cannot stand is that the war goes on forever. pretty interesting and rational behavior. impossible. i do not think it is ever impossible. but i think is very hard. we need to understand exactly what we want out of afghanistan. we need to have a very clear set of objectives for what we want. and do not think of afghanistan, as bruce has written about so eloquently, think about the region. because when we are gone, the region will still be there. and we are worried of northern mali now, and the whole region has potential issues before the world. for the world. as it has in the past. thanks, sir. >> let's go to the back. just to give you exercise. over there in the corner. >> general, what is your opinion on the campaign against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, inis it on the right track? or is it going to the decapitation strategy that you talked about earlier? >> i'm not an expert on it now. i have an opinion sort of from afar, i give you that up front. i think you do have a p
they said, we would like you to win, but our second guest is that the taliban wins. but we cannot stand is that the war goes on forever. pretty interesting and rational behavior. impossible. i do not think it is ever impossible. but i think is very hard. we need to understand exactly what we want out of afghanistan. we need to have a very clear set of objectives for what we want. and do not think of afghanistan, as bruce has written about so eloquently, think about the region. because when we...
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business secretary vince cable as compared the bank of england to the taliban vince cable saying that the bank of england are jihadi he's for insisting banks have minimum capital reserves then then this is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided this safe haven for their jihadi banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy and that same taliban central bank is now papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. we're not far off from a cause report here in the mean time of the us senate has held a hearing on the closure of guantanamo bay prison for the first since two thousand and nine five years after obama's pledge to close it down and many detainees will now have their cases reviewed by a special panel which will decide with a very should remain behind bars the most haven't even been charged with any crime due to a lack of evidence but were considered too dangerous to be released. the report. this is the first significant congressional he
business secretary vince cable as compared the bank of england to the taliban vince cable saying that the bank of england are jihadi he's for insisting banks have minimum capital reserves then then this is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided this safe haven for their jihadi banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy and that same taliban central bank is now papering...
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vence then sven is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided the safe haven for those he hardy's of banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy . and that same taliban central bank is now papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. and i why give you a preview of the kaiser report and we can give you the whole program right now live from moscow it's on. boy oh boy there are a lot of conspiracy theories out there for a mysterious extra planet strip kilian creatures living among us but there also may conspiracy theories that are very plausible and some never will actually true one that i've heard for a long time is that they are specifically trying to fill the police with dimwits to abuse the american people which is silly right right well according to a.b.c. news the discrimination lawsuit revealed that robert jordan was denied the chance to become a new london police officer because he was too smart his entrance exam score was a thirty t
vence then sven is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided the safe haven for those he hardy's of banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy . and that same taliban central bank is now papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. and i why give you a preview of the kaiser report and we can give you the whole program right now live from moscow...
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say forty officers came under fire while driving through a mountainous area in for rob province the taliban have carried out an increasing number of attacks in recent months taking advantage of the ongoing withdrawal of foreign troops. a u.s. army psychiatrist who fatally shot thirteen a soldiers at the fort hood military base in two thousand and nine has been sentenced to death a by lethal injection more than thirty personnel were injured in the attack nidal hasan later said he went on the rampage in retaliation against u.s. wars in the muslim world last time the u.s. army executed one of its own it was more than fifty years ago. reaction time province of. thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in front of the regional congress police had to barricade the entrance to the building and use to get to disperse the rock throwing crowds protesters were angered by plans to allow shale gas exploration in the region they pointed to the harm drilling could do to the environment and of the local indigenous communities and coming up later in today's program max and stacey discuss how some st
say forty officers came under fire while driving through a mountainous area in for rob province the taliban have carried out an increasing number of attacks in recent months taking advantage of the ongoing withdrawal of foreign troops. a u.s. army psychiatrist who fatally shot thirteen a soldiers at the fort hood military base in two thousand and nine has been sentenced to death a by lethal injection more than thirty personnel were injured in the attack nidal hasan later said he went on the...
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an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal of honor on sunday. tell us about him. >> imagine this, you're in the worst, most awful outpost in afghanistan, surrounded by three mountains, and one morning, at 5:58 in the morning, there are roughly 300 taliban attacking the camp all from the high ground. that was clint romache and 52 other americans, that was their october 3rd, 2009, and clint tried to lead a squadron of men to fight back against unsurmountable odds and i interviewed him in north dakota a few days ago and we talked about one of the worst moments during that battle. at some point, the worst possible thing that could
an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal...
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taliban and as i mentioned this is really complicated in the sense that no other kind of an even from of understand the focus will be on counterterrorism instead of going to insurgency so the americans will be leaving ten to fifteen thousand forces and for them the drones will continue to be the weapons of choice because again the same politics we continue to be here don't you don't you go in the park but you know it's been mentioned a number of times every time a drone strike kills a family a funeral or a wedding it just generates more blowback it's just the greatest recruiting element of al qaeda and other groups like it i mean it does of the logic of that stand or be understood in pakistan it just makes things worse. yes i mean this is. you are right in the sense that if you kill civilians and by civilians i mean purely civilians and this happened in a few quid a month is there is a blowback and people have come out people have protested and because but as i said in pakistan the problem is not drones but the problem is with the negative of the drones which have been promoted all th
taliban and as i mentioned this is really complicated in the sense that no other kind of an even from of understand the focus will be on counterterrorism instead of going to insurgency so the americans will be leaving ten to fifteen thousand forces and for them the drones will continue to be the weapons of choice because again the same politics we continue to be here don't you don't you go in the park but you know it's been mentioned a number of times every time a drone strike kills a family a...
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war and terrorism where boys and girls rarely get to play together, and music was banned under the taliban rule, but with help from the state department and the world bank and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like better? the drums or the trumphet? which is more fun? >> the drum. >> the drums? >> she's one of 48 young musicians who attend the only music school in afghanistan where music was strictly banned under taliban rule. many in the group are orphaned by war. some even lived on the streets. today they are nearly 7,000 miles from home, bringing traditional sounds from their homeland. thn the tambore mixed with the western harmonies they are also learning. ♪ organizers hope the young musicians can learn about america and america can learn about afghanistan. music is making a comeback. >> should the future afghanistan s
war and terrorism where boys and girls rarely get to play together, and music was banned under the taliban rule, but with help from the state department and the world bank and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like...
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five men wearing vests of explosives were then shot by security guards as they try to get inside the taliban swiftly claim responsibility. and to sell it now where workers at a mine owned by anglo american platinum have gone on strike over plans to fire fourteen thousand people followed by the company to shut down three of its mines last year clashes with police during rolling strikes in the gold and platinum sectors across the country resulted in the deaths of fifty workers. and it's really so rested more than a dozen palestinian protesters attempting to return to a camp in the west bank last week demonstrators constructed a tent camp on an area israel has marked for new settlements i mean to make a village of their own it was then cleared by security forces israel's decision to go ahead with its plan to build new settler homes in the west bank has been widely condemned and is illegal under international law. we don't. know but are to talk to a former legal advisor to the palestinian negotiating team he says the actions of a weak israeli leadership could have a serious long term impact on a
five men wearing vests of explosives were then shot by security guards as they try to get inside the taliban swiftly claim responsibility. and to sell it now where workers at a mine owned by anglo american platinum have gone on strike over plans to fire fourteen thousand people followed by the company to shut down three of its mines last year clashes with police during rolling strikes in the gold and platinum sectors across the country resulted in the deaths of fifty workers. and it's really so...
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to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable well we'll see what happens in the next couple of days after that meeting with president barack obama daniel agger of the country re solution think tank thank you for your time. secrets of from our planet's prehistoric pas could not be uncovered after russian researchers minister retrieve ancient eyes from an tactic as big as a subglacial league it wasn't easy to get hold of either they had to drill down over three kilometers to get to lagos dog which has been sealed for some twenty million years argy its own garden told me how it is not just annual frozen lake. not all ice is the same we can see some pictures here from last year in february when the first breakthrough was made down below this huge thick ice sheet to what's called a sub lake the
to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable well we'll see what happens in the next couple of days after that meeting with president barack obama daniel agger of the country re solution think tank...
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security information with the taliban war lords and failure to appropriately some of according to the u.s. intelligence reports may have been involved in anti-american activity. all of that information was out in a classified we several weeks before it to attend comes out of 28 and was out in public of september 28th. guess who the state department gave the contract to for guarding them on the 29th. the eodt and then the were fired for never performing because they couldn't perform accurately. they wanted to litigate. meanwhile guess who is still guarding. we had egis guarding which was another contract of kabul. we still have armored troops then we did a contract with the jet. they finally took over the summer. i urge you all to take a look and you do not have to come secretary, you can read an awful. but general, i hope that you look up the article that was written on gentry 17th in the foreign policy magazine about egis at the kabul industry and the problems that have already surfaced about them. now i have talked to patrick kennedy about this and his staff has come over and briefe
security information with the taliban war lords and failure to appropriately some of according to the u.s. intelligence reports may have been involved in anti-american activity. all of that information was out in a classified we several weeks before it to attend comes out of 28 and was out in public of september 28th. guess who the state department gave the contract to for guarding them on the 29th. the eodt and then the were fired for never performing because they couldn't perform accurately....
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the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think that when we leave, the taliban and al qaeda will come back. as long as they're given safe haven in pakistan, they're just waiting for us to leave. i do not see any benefit for our country to remain there. host: some of the callers have said we need to keep at least 10,000. some of the stories we have been reading have said anywhere from 3000-6000. you say we should be out of their completely? caller: yes, i think we should just leave. as long as they have one of the most corrupt governments of their -- as long as pakistan allows the taliban and al qaeda safe havens, they are just waiting for
the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think...
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then then this is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided this safe haven for the jihadi of banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vests and blew up the entire frickin economy and that same taliban central bank is now papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. are nearly time for the aussie walt update but for now the u.k. government is opening up a new front in its struggle to deal with illegal immigration vans and carrying signs urging immigrants to seek free advice on how to go home to appear on the streets of london and this is not the first initiative like this for example the fight against immigration begins beyond britain's shores previous advertising campaign aimed at stressing the negative parts of life in britain hoping to perhaps ward off potential immigrants to the e.u. from november a pilot scheme to see the need to do a ride from countries are deemed high risk have to pay a three thousand pound bomb to end to britain only to get that money back when they act
then then this is all boy as i've said for years the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided this safe haven for the jihadi of banking fraud who strapped on the debt packed suicide vests and blew up the entire frickin economy and that same taliban central bank is now papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. are nearly time for the aussie walt update but for now the u.k. government is opening up a new front in its struggle to deal...
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the business secretary vince cable as compared the bank of england to the taliban vince cable saying that the bank of england hardy's for insisting banks minimum capital reserves. as i've said for you the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided the safe haven for the hardys of banking fraud who strapped on the debt pact suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy. and that same taliban central bank is no papering over the bloody aftermath with little pieces of digital paper. the u.k. government is opening up a new front in its struggle to deal with illegal immigration violence carrying signs immigrants to seek free advice on how to go to appear on the streets of london and this isn't the first initiative like this the fight against immigration begins beyond britain's scholz a previous advertising campaign aimed to stress the negative parts of life in britain hoping to turn off potential immigrants from the e.u. from november a pilot scheme will see those who do arrive from countries deemed high risk have to pay a three thousand pound bomb to
the business secretary vince cable as compared the bank of england to the taliban vince cable saying that the bank of england hardy's for insisting banks minimum capital reserves. as i've said for you the bank of england are indeed like the taliban but only because they provided the safe haven for the hardys of banking fraud who strapped on the debt pact suicide vest and blew up the entire frickin economy. and that same taliban central bank is no papering over the bloody aftermath with little...
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we've been able to diminish the taliban's capabilities. violence has gone down. we're also developing an afghan army that is increased its operational skill to provide security. so we're on the right path towards trying to give afghanistan the opportunity to govern and secure itself. >> general dempsey, very quickly, women in combat. implementing that. is there some movement on capitol hill to pass a law to make sure you don't change standards, somehow lower standards. do you think that's good legislation? >> they can legislate if they like. they don't have to do that, because -- >> you're not going to change your stance? >> we're going to make sure we have the right standards for right job to maintain the readiness of the force. my primary responsibility is the readiness of the force. there's also requirement as we open up occupational specialties to report to congress, and they would have the opportunity to ask us what we've done to standards. look, this really is about changing the paradigm from one of exclusiveness to inclusiveness to do the best job, to make
we've been able to diminish the taliban's capabilities. violence has gone down. we're also developing an afghan army that is increased its operational skill to provide security. so we're on the right path towards trying to give afghanistan the opportunity to govern and secure itself. >> general dempsey, very quickly, women in combat. implementing that. is there some movement on capitol hill to pass a law to make sure you don't change standards, somehow lower standards. do you think that's...
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or the taliban changed in some way? b., how much of al qaeda is left to actually come back into there? and, would afghanistan be the same sort of hospitable place from which to plan transnational terrorist activities that it was back in 2001. now, there are a lot of question marks around that. but the u.s. strategy for the past several years has been predicated on the notion that, yes, all this will happen and that's why you have to build up an afghan government that is strong and stable enough to beat back the taliban, control its territory so you don't have ungoverned spaces in afghanistan, and by extension, that promotes u.s. national security interests. but doing so is incredibly costly. it's incredibly time-consuming, and in the case of afghanistan, i think has a real questionable chance of success, in part because the very government we're trying to empower there is seen by its people as being hopelessly corrupt and inefficient. why do villagers at the local level support the taliban? afghanistan? it's not because
or the taliban changed in some way? b., how much of al qaeda is left to actually come back into there? and, would afghanistan be the same sort of hospitable place from which to plan transnational terrorist activities that it was back in 2001. now, there are a lot of question marks around that. but the u.s. strategy for the past several years has been predicated on the notion that, yes, all this will happen and that's why you have to build up an afghan government that is strong and stable enough...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...
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the taliban as claiming responsibility saying it was their fighters that shot the helicopter down. we will continue to monitor the situation and give you details. >> thanks so much. president obama gives a speech at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast this morning. 3000 people from 140 countries are expected. they will attend and vice president joe biden and the first lady will be there. every president since eisenhower has addressed the gathering. >> big developments in the chandra levy murder case -- the man convicted of the case, ingmar guandique, goes back to court today. >> brianne carter has more. >> ingmar guandique is expected to be back in d.c. in a courtroom for a hearing scheduled for later this afternoon. we understand this hearing is to discuss some new developments in this case. back in 2001, chandra levy vanished from her apartment and one year later, her remains were found in a secluded area in rock creek park in years after that, ingmar guandique was convicted. in the hearing today, they will discuss only what is being called new developments. the judge has n
the taliban as claiming responsibility saying it was their fighters that shot the helicopter down. we will continue to monitor the situation and give you details. >> thanks so much. president obama gives a speech at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast this morning. 3000 people from 140 countries are expected. they will attend and vice president joe biden and the first lady will be there. every president since eisenhower has addressed the gathering. >> big developments in the...